Window-seat.



J. E. BURNS.

WINDOW SEAT.

APPLICATION FILED nrc. lo. |511.

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ATTORNEY UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEETcE.

vJOHN E. BURNS, OF NORTHIOR'I. NEW YORK.

VVCNDOM-SEATY yapplication flcd Deceinhc1' 10, 1917,

To all `who/n it may concern Beit knonnrthat I, iloilifN. BUuNs, la citizen of,the ,United States, residingnt Northport, Long Island, in thccouiity.olul'ollt and State of -New York, have invented.cern taiirncw andnlsci'ul Improvements in lindoMj-Scatgof .which the following is a speci ficatjon.

rEllis,invention.relates to window shelves, andinorc particularly to n dcri'cc which is adapted ,tp bc `Secured to a window casing so ns to project outwardly fronrthc @anic and 'fornna support for ,a ,person washing orrepairingthc window.

One of the plain objects of the in rentisni ispo provide a `device ofthe character ,stntcgl of simple Eand very vdurable construction which .may be qui'clly and easily applied.

. A furthecobject`is,to,pr0\'ide a 'supporting device which is easily p'ortablc so as tp be carried freni ,one window to another, and maybe ,foldedfso ,as,tploccupiY a-inininium of space when notinlusc. Another object is to providt` a dcricc havnginicans for sppportin f1 cgnhainerffoigtlie Washing solution nd .a so ,means Lfor ,supporting cloths used unipg the waslnng operation. Fnrthcrohjcctslwill appear fronrthe detailed descrip tion'.

`lnfthe drawings ,Figure 1 is a ,front View of a window shelflcqnstrutedin accordance ,with inyjnf vention as applied.

a ig. 2,is.\ side View of the saine.

Fig. 3 isgrtqp plianview.

Fig. .4,is,a.section taken substantially on line 4-,40f f-Fig. f3.

Figqjsa section on linee-5 qfFigwfl.

Fig. 6 is asection Qn line (i-GiofiFigt.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary-detail slimving the device as usedin connection with .a wim dow casing not provided with a nose I piece or sill. j

Broadly stated, this supporting device comprisesgtwo frames which are pivoted tol gether at their outer ends, one designed to fit snugly within the othcriwhenltlie device is in foldedconditionso as to occupy very little space. The main supporting frame A is,provid.ed..with :theendpieces or bars 1 and 2 which are connected at their inner ends by the brace piece 3. The outer cnds of these bars are pivotally secured to the 'bars 4 and 5 of the brace frame B, the outer faces of bars 1 and Q fittingsnngly against. the inner faces of bars l and 5. The lat- Spccication of Letters Patent.

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ti-r hars nrc connected hy the ('.I'Osscdbracs (i :nul T which sci-rc to rigidly inaintuih (hein in propcr spaced relation.' Thisbracc 'lil-anic, when raised, lits snugly ahout'thc inner .supporting l'rnxnc A. vlVhen in op trntirc position, thi' bars l and 5 ofthe lnnl'r l'rnnnA huwl their outward Vinorcnnnt I'rnn: the supporting irunn. positirely limiti-l In; the` folding hrnrwf und 9 scrniwl lo lint l and l. null l nml l'cspct ti\| l 'thor hrnrrs nrtl'ornicd l'roln two lcngtln oil material or linlcs tlux overlapping ends nl' which nrc pirotnlli' fccurcd to- `when in thiy nfnnl nnnnicr. linnl liarvl oi supporting i'rnnic A is proviflcd, in its outer face, with :i recess 1U which is siich depth as' to receive within itjth'e llracc S when folded, the otherbar Zvoftlie :slupporting framhciiig prfwided-with lateral recess For the saine purpose. means, thclirace frnnie can belioldcdiilpi wardly so :1S to fit snugly about the hars ol' thc nrain .supporting lflrante,,and-tllie lil-,aces connecting thcsctwo frarnes'rare r$p (in to he protected {hert-.h5r and uo'tn'irojct'lje vond thc outlincoi' the device. l'

vtinncd between thc hars of thcifranes "as .'1`hc und hitrs l und 2 of thel untiipsul;

porting frnnu A nrc connected by 4it of transverse .slats ll secured therctol'in parallel spnccd relation. Twolguidest'rl'ps 12 and 13 vare secured,totheiunderfaefof two of these slats. ffhescstips arerabbetwd I to rcccircfguide tongues vformed ,at the ends of connecting bars 14- whclrcorrespond in thickness to the guide strips 12Han`f`l 1.3.2

plurality of strips 1G corrcspdndingijli width to the spzicesbetween theslatsnzljae secured to the strips 14- and 15-3soas'tQb`e slidably supported thereby. :The o ,lrtell'epds of strips 1G nrc secured in anend 'bar dore-tail joints. This end ba'r 1,7 .,iadapted to fit snugly in a roces-s forlmedrby cutting out the inner edge portions of the endsfof the slats ll to wl'iieh the guidestrips and lil arc secured, and cntting'pff the endfsiof the intcrlnediatc slats flush withtlieout'et face of end har 2 of the supporting'frznne.

The strips 14, 15, and 16, together yWith'the.

end bar 17, constitute a suppleinentall zsqupport which is slidabl)T mounted 1n thernai'il supporting frame A. and may be drawn` out so as to extend laterally 0f the same, the outward movement of this supplemental support living positirelv limited by engagement of strip l5 with bar 2, and its inward movement being` lintitetl bj, engagement of ba117 with this bnr. When in its outermost position, this supplemental snpport provides means for supportingr a butlt'ct ot' water or a washing solution to btnsw! in washing the window panes.

As will be noted more particularly troni Fig. 3 ol the drawings, the upper und portion ol' the bracingV bar l is turned upward and inward at an obtuse angle to provide a supporting arni 18 at` the upper end thereof which projects above har i ol traine A when brace bar 4 is in operative position, the arln 18 beingr disposed approximately vertical. The brace arnt 5 is provided, at its upper end, with a similar supportingarm 1i)` These two arnis art' connected by the spared slats 2() and the bractl bar 'il secured thereto. The arms i8 and 19t and thtsluts and brace bar constitute a bat-hv or guard l'or the outer end of the support A and serve to previ-nt a pci-son t'rtnn accidentally stepping backward oil' otthe support, Suitable guide strips l2 and L'l :irc secured on the outer face of the slats 2t). 'lhtse guide strips receive blocks il projecting outwardly from rods Q5 slidable lz-ctween the slats. These rods are provided, at their outenends, with upwardlyP directed lingers 2G. When the rods are in their outermost 4position they provide racks upon which may behang the cloths used in washing and wipingithe window panes. W'hen the rods are in their innermost position, the fingers 26 are in engagement with the ends of the upv per Slat 20 and thus act` to positively limit the inward movement of the rods, the out,- ward movement oi' which is liuiitetl by the blocks 24 as will be understood.

A downwardly directed securing hook 27 secured to the inner end of each of the end bars of the main supporting frame A. These Ahooks are adapted to engage about the inner edgeportion of the window sill or bar 28. Whenthe hooks are thus engaged about the ,windowflian the inclined bracing hars 4 and ','jfengage the' outer surface oi the wall 2) ofthe building, lthe nntin support ing; l'ratne `b'eing thus rigidly maintained in horizontal position. To acconnnot'h-.te walls of different thicknesses the end bars of the main frame A and the lbrace frame B arc providedwith a series of spaced apertures for receiving the bolts which secure the end of 'the foldable braces, as more clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. By this arrangel ,mend-the angle of the bars 4 and 5 ol the 'Qeple of this .patent may be obtained for Iii-acc frame to the bars 1 and 2 of the main traine, when in operative position, may be varied slightly, as will be evident. In the event that the window casing is not provided with the usual sill or bar 28, a rod 250 ol any suitable material may be placed across the window casing so as to be engaged by the hooks 27, this bar serving in this manner to secure the inner end of the main supporting platform A.

While I have described this device as used more particularly for washing windows, it will be evident that it may be used for many other purposes, such as ashelf for supporting food studs which it is desired to keep cool, a support for flower boXes,or similar articles, et c. lVhen not` used 'for cleaning windows, it may bc readily folded so :1s to occupy butlittltl space and can be easily transliorted from one window to another. When thusA folded, the device is free from all projections, and the braces for securing the supportingr frame to the bracing frame are completely' inclosed so as to be protected from injury. There may be slight changes inade in the construction and arrangement of the different parts of my invention without departing from the eld and scope of the same and I intend to include all such variations, as fall within the scope of the appended claim, in this application in which a preferred forni only of my invention is disclosed.

llVhat I claim is:

In a device of the character described, a niain supporting frame, a bracing frame having its end bars pivotally secured intermediate their ends to the outer ends ofthe end bars of the inain frame, the end bals oi the bracing frame having their upper end portions angularly disposed so as to provide vertical supporting armswhen the bracing frame is in operative position, foldable braces conneetin the two said frames, slats secured to the said vertical supporting arms of the end bars of the bracing frame so as to form therewith a guard at the outer .end of said main supporting frame, and menibers slidably mounted between said slats adapted, when in extended position, to support cloths hung thereon so as to be readily accessible to a person using the device.

In testimony whereof l aflix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN E. BURNSV Witnesses:

JOSEPH WENnLING, SOREN PETER Mon'rnNsnN.

ve cents each, by addressing the "Commissioner of Patents Washington, D. C." 

